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Cal Biesecker
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SpaceStarfish Space To Conduct On-Orbit Docking And Maneuver With National Security Space Assets
U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) on Monday said it has awarded Starfish Space a $37.5 million contract in which the company’s Otter space vehicle will dock with, and augment maneuvers […]
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Homeland SecurityAnduril Adds To Sentry Tower Family With Extended Range Version
Anduril Industries on Monday announced the launch of its Extended Range Sentry Tower (XRST), a new version of its autonomous sensor tower system that has been used by Customs and […]
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InternationalWin Early, Or Settle In For A Long War A Key Lesson Of Russo-Ukrainian War, Cavoli Says
One of the salient lessons stemming from the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War for NATO and the U.S. in any potential conflict with a near-peer adversary is to win quickly or be […]
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CongressHASC Draft Bill Offers Another Tool To Elevate Commercial Solutions
Draft defense policy bill language released in the House this week contains a provision that would allow service secretaries to highlight a select number of small business research efforts they […]
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InternationalEurodrone Completes Preliminary Design Review
Airbus Group’s defense business on Thursday said the Eurodrone unmanned aircraft systems being developed for combat support missions successfully completed its preliminary design review (PDR), clearing the way for detailed […]
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Unmanned SystemsCongress Approves FAA Bill That Extends Counter-Drone Authorities
The House on Tuesday approved a measure authorizing a short-term extension of existing counter-drone authorities for the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice. The counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) authorities remain […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBooz Allen Lists Top 10 Technologies And Related Innovators For Defense And Security
Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] on Wednesday released its list of emerging technologies that it believes should be prioritized to meet the needs of the Defense Department and intelligence community, a […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman Announces Leadership Changes For CFO, Defense And Mission Systems
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Tuesday announced several pending leadership changes, including the retirement of Dave Keffer, the company’s chief financial officer, and new leaders at two of its operating segments. […]
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SpaceHouse Panel Wants JCS Report On NGA Responsiveness To Combatant Commands
Based on concerns that U.S. Combatant Commands (COCOMS) may not be receiving commercial remote sensing data in operationally relevant timelines, a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) panel wants the chairman […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Innovation Unit Would Pilot Test And Evaluation Activities Under HASC Proposal
House defense authorizers are recommending a new pilot effort for the Defense Department’s innovation arm to enable faster testing and evaluation of commercial technologies that could meet warfighters’ needs. Currently, […]